U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 2018

Walter Sorto v. Lorie Davis, Director

Walter Sorto v. Lorie Davis, Director
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided February 7, 2018

Walter Sorto v. Lorie Davis, Director

Opinion

Case: 16-70005 Document: 00514339791 Page: 1 Date Filed: 02/07/2018

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 16-70005

WALTER ALEXANDER SORTO, Petitioner–Appellant, v. LORIE DAVIS, DIRECTOR, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS DIVISION, Respondent–Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas

ON PETITION FOR REHEARING Before JOLLY, DENNIS, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM: Treating Respondent–Appellee’s petition for rehearing en banc as a petition for panel rehearing, the petition for panel rehearing is GRANTED.

The prior opinion, Sorto v. Davis, 859 F.3d 356 (5th Cir. 2017), is withdrawn, and a revised opinion will be forthcoming.

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